SURAH AL MUTAFFIFEEN
"THE SHORT MEASURERS''
1. Woe to the short measurers.
2. Who when purchase measurable, insist upon receiving full measures.
3. And if they sell measurable, they short measure them.
4. Don't they believe that they are going to be reborn?
5. For a Great Day.
6. The Day when people will be standing before the Sustainer of all the creatures.
7. No indeed the mischief of the wicked (disobedient) are recorded in the record book (safely) locked in the prison's office.
8. What makes you understand what the record book of prison's office is?
9. It is a written register.
10. Woe on that Day to those who refused.
11. Those are the people who refused to believe in the Day of Judgment.
12. And none refuses to believe (in
that Day) except the one who is a transgressor, a committer of sins.
13. When Our Aayaat (from the Qur'an) are read out to him, says : “( they are) the stories of the past”.
14. No, but the reality is that the rust of their bad deeds have piled over their hearts.
15. No, indeed on that Day they will be veiled off from seeing their Sustainer.
16. Then they will be roasted in the Hell.
17. Then after it will be said to them: “that is what you used to refuse to believe in”.
18. Nay, the book of loyal and dutiful people is kept at a high place.
19. And what lets you understand what that high place is?
20. It is a written register.
21. Watchful eyes are kept over it by angels close to (Allah, Almighty).
22. Surely the righteous people will be
enjoying a luxurious life.
23. Sitting on the couches they will be looking (at their Sustainer's Face).
24. You can see on their faces the reflection of the luxurious life.
25. They will be given sealed wine to drink.
26. Which will be crowned by a seal of musk; So those who wish to compete, they should compete for winning and obtaining (these prizes).
27.It will be mixed with the water of Tasnim.
28. Which is a spring from which, those close (to Allah) shall quench their thirst.
29. Criminals used to mock at the believers.
30. While passing over them, they used to wink at each other.
31.They used to get happy and pleased whenever they returned to their family. 32. Whenever they saw (the believers), they used to say that those are the people who have gone astray.
33. While they were not sent as supervisors over them.
34. Now on this Day the believers will laugh at the unbelievers.
35. While sitting on the couches.
36. Have the unbelievers been
rewarded for their deeds?
Summary:
This great Surah uncovers the reason for the corrupt and fraudulent behavior and practice of individuals, groups, classes of a society and nations: not believing in the accountability on the Day of Judgment. So to reform the individuals, societies and nations, it is absolutely unavoidable, to implant the concept of accountability on the Day of Judgment firmly in the hearts, minds, and bodies of the people to avert disorder, chaos and punishment from Allah, the Almighty in this world and in the hereafter as well.
This great Surah uncovers the reason for the corrupt and fraudulent behavior and practice of individuals, groups, classes of a society and nations: not believing in the accountability on the Day of Judgment. So to reform the individuals, societies and nations, it is absolutely unavoidable, to implant the concept of accountability on the Day of Judgment firmly in the hearts, minds, and bodies of the people to avert disorder, chaos and punishment from Allah, the Almighty in this world and in the hereafter as well.
